n.(名词)

1. 偏爱
2. 偏爱的事物
3. 爱好
4. 偏袒
5. 优惠权
6. 优先（选择物）
7. 特惠
8. 【律】优先权
9. 选择机会
10. 一种牌戏
11. 喜欢
12. 欢喜
13. 垂青
14. 亲热
15. 兴趣
16. 优待

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]较喜欢的东西,偏爱 liking for one thing rather than another
2. [U][C]优待,优惠,优先权 special favour or consideration shown to a person

Noun:

1. a strong liking;

   "my own preference is for good literature"
   "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
   

2. a predisposition in favor of something;

   "a predilection for expensive cars"
   "his sexual preferences"
   "showed a Marxist orientation"
   

3. the right or chance to choose;

   "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
   

4. grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties)

1.喜好；偏好；偏爱
If you have apreference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else.

e.g. Parents can express apreference for the school their child attends...
父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
e.g. Many of these products were bought inpreference to their own.
这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。

2.优惠；优待；优先权
If yougive preference to someone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else.

e.g. The Pentagon will givepreference to companies which do business electronically.
美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。

1. 偏爱：无疑,纽贝斯特羊奶这类的广告,很容易达到知名度(brand awarness), 但要使消费者对购买构成意愿,还要让后者对产品产生兴趣(interest)、喜爱(liking)、偏爱(preference)等等.

2. preference的反义词

2. 优先权：通常所说的清算优先权有两个组成部分:优先权(preference)和参与分配权(participation). 参与分配权,或者叫双重分配权(DoubleDip)有三种:无参与权(Nonparticipation)、完全参与分配权(Fullparticipation)、附上限参与分配权(Caedparticipation),

3. 偏好设定：输入管理员用户名、密码(官方网站的第一次是自己设定用户名和密码,phpnuke.org.cn中文站的增强版是设定了noahsboat,111111的默认管理员和用户密码),就可以进入管理界面管理自己的网站了,别忘了点击偏好设定(preference)把语言选择为中文.

1. Of the two, my preference is the smaller car.
   这两辆汽车让我挑,我更喜欢那辆小的。
2. My preference is that we (should) challenge the other groups to a friendly competition.
   我喜欢向别的组挑战,来一个友谊竞赛。
3. We've granted that country special trade preferences.
   我们给了那个国家特殊的贸易优惠。

• He was somewhat surprised by my preference for some prayers and indifference to others.

  出自：J. Kosinski

She has a preference for blue.

她特别喜欢蓝色。

It's entirely a matter of preference.

这完全是个见仁见智的问题。

A polar bear has a preference for cold weather.

北极熊喜欢寒冷的天气。

While selecting job applicants, we usually give preference to those with some experience.

在筛选求职者的过程中,我们通常优先考虑有一定经验的人。

Her preference in foods is omelets.

她喜爱的食物是煎蛋卷。

What is your preference, tea or coffee?

咖啡和茶,你最喜欢哪一样？

We've granted that country special trade preferences.

我们给了那个国家特殊的贸易优惠。

It's a matter of personal preference .

那是个人的爱好问题。

Many people expressed a strong preference for the original plan.

许多人强烈表示喜欢原计划。

I can't say that I have any particular preference.

我说不出自己有什么特别偏好。

Let's make a list of possible speakers, in order of preference .

咱们按优先顺序列出一份可能请到的发言者名单。

a study of consumer preferences

消费者偏好调查

preference will be given to graduates of this university.

这所大学的毕业生会获得优先考虑。

She was chosen in preference to her sister.

她被选中了，而不是她妹妹。

Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends...

父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。

Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.

这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。

The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.

美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司。

Does providing my realm preference guarantee my destination?

我选择了新的服务器后,保证就能转到那个新的去?

The leader should not state a preference initially.

领导者不应该持有任何倾向、立场.

Now more and more people also share that preference.

现在,越来越多的人也有同样的偏好.

In the end, it is of course down to personal preference, price and availability.

最后, 当然是给予个人喜好, 价格和可玩性.

Make sure your data is backed up by selecting Backup Now from the Backup preference.

通过在备份选单中选择‘现在备份’,确认你已经备份了数据.

Ground Hostess: Do you have a seating preference?

地勤小姐: 你们想坐哪里 呢 ?

There was a clear preference for horizontal consolidation mergers among peers particularly in Europe.

同业之间存在明显的横向整合偏好,尤其欧洲更是如此.

Most obviously, he says ,'t make about people's ethnicity, physical appearance, sexual preference or faith.

最显著的是, 不要评论他人的种族 、 长相 、 性取向或宗教信仰.

Your new mail directory preference will take effect the next time you restart Communicator.

在下一次重新启动通信器时,新的目录首选项才会起作用.

Such incidents of investment opportunities, preference has always been held in the capital market.

这种事件性的投资机会, 一向备受资本市场偏爱.

China's ancient buildings had a special preference for symmetry.

中国古代建筑对对称有着特殊的偏好.

If the investment is very big, we pay the biggest preference according to the actual circs.

投资规模较大的, 按一事一议的原则给予最大优惠.

However, I always had a preference for willow complex.

不过, 我对柳树一直有着偏爱情结.

People's interests and preference are related to social contexts and individual learning experience.

人们的兴趣和爱好与社会环境和个人学习经历有关.

Also, when using multiple mail servers, a preference value of 10 is used on all entries.

也, 当使用多样的邮件伺候器, 10的偏爱价值在所有的进入上被用).

Objective: To reveal the extinction character of ketamine induced conditioned place preference ( CPP ) in rats.

目的: 探讨氯胺酮在大鼠模型上形成的条件性位置偏爱 ( CPP ) 的消退特点.

I must say I have a strong preference for this product.

我得说我对这个产品有强烈的偏爱.

In general preference sauerkraut, pickles, vegetable cellar and just dish.

境内普遍喜食泡菜、腌菜 、 窖菜和甫菜.

University applicants who had worked at a job would recieve preference over those had not.

在大学录取申请中,有工作经历者优先录取.

n.(名词)

preference, alternative, choice

这组词都有“选择”的意思。其区别是：

choice强调自由选择,不论选择的方式或多少；preference强调按照自己喜爱的方式进行选择。例如:

She has a preference for Chinese novels.她喜爱中国小说。

alternative强调必须从两个或多个选择中选择一个。例如:

You have the alternative of leaving or staying and behaving.你或是离开,或是留在这里守规矩,两者之间请做选择。

choice，alternative，preference，option，selection，election

这些名词均含有“选择”之意。

choice侧重指自由选择的权利或特权。

alternative指在相互排斥的两者之间作严格的选择，也可指在两者以上中进行选择。

preference侧重因偏见、爱好或判断等而进行选择。

option着重特别给予的选择权，所选物常常相互排斥。

selection指作广泛的选择，着重选择者的识别力或鉴赏力。

election强调目的和达到目的判断能力。